Fire alarms and fire safety for London buildings

The whole picture

Everything your building needs, from one contractor

Fire safety works best when it's joined up. Instead of juggling separate firms for alarms, lighting and extinguishers, we look after the lot — so nothing falls between the cracks and your paperwork all lines up.

We work across offices, schools and nurseries, warehouses and shops, churches and community buildings, and residential blocks and HMOs. Whether you're fitting a new system, taking over a building with unknown history, or just need this year's servicing done properly, we'll give you a clear picture of where you stand and what — if anything — needs attention.

Specialists in wireless fire alarm systems

SES specialises in wireless fire alarm systems designed to BS 5839, where they are the right fit for the building. Wireless systems can provide the required level of protection without the cable runs, trunking and disruption of a fully wired installation.

For occupied buildings, residential blocks, HMOs, churches and properties where décor or building fabric matters, wireless fire alarm systems can offer a faster, cleaner installation with minimal disruption, minimal downtime, less damage to finishes and no unsightly surface cabling.

This is a particular advantage for blocks of flats and HMOs, where the right grade of detection may be required by the fire risk assessment, local authority, managing agent or insurer, but where residents are in occupation and disruption needs to be kept low.

Wireless is not always the right answer. SES is also competent, qualified and experienced in wired and addressable fire alarm systems, and will recommend the system that best suits the building, fire risk assessment, design requirements and budget.

The wider fire-safety and life-safety systems

Fire safety is more than the alarm. We also design, install, service and document emergency lighting, disabled refuge systems (two-way communication for anyone awaiting assisted evacuation), disabled toilet alarms, and fire extinguishers — so the whole life-safety picture is covered and certified by one contractor.

Where the electrics behind it all need checking, we also handle EICRs and electrical compliance, putting right anything an inspection or fire risk assessment flags.

What we cover

• Fire alarm design, installation and commissioning
• Fire alarm servicing and planned maintenance
• Fault-finding, repairs and maintenance takeovers
• Upgrades and extensions to existing systems
• Fire alarm monitoring through an alarm receiving centre
• Emergency lighting — installation, testing and servicing
• Disabled refuge systems and disabled toilet alarms
• Fire extinguisher supply, siting and servicing
• Remedial works after inspections and fire risk assessments